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| Above photo: Medieval tower from the Castillo Santa Barbara, Alicante © Photo courtesy Alicante Tourism |
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Alicante Honeymoon, SpainConsider Alicante on Spain's sun-kissed Costa Blanca for a relaxing honeymoon holiday or romantic getaway. Dominated by the impressive Castillo de Santa Bárbara, the ancient coastal city of Alicante has much to offer. Things to do and seeExplore long golden-sand beaches, remnants of Roman and Arab civilisations and a choice of wide, palm-fringed avenues, plazas and seafront paseos sprinkled with picture-perfect gardens and numerous sidewalk cafés and bars in which to relax and people-watch. Stroll along the magnificent palm-lined Explanada de Espanya, a pedestrianised marble mosaic that utilises some 6.6 million small coloured tiles. Choose to sunbathe and swim from several golden-sand beaches including the main beach, Playa del Postiguet, or the long crescent of Playa de San Juan, which stretches north from Cap de l'Horta to El Campello and is easily reached on foot and by tram. Discover long tunnels and peer into deep dungeons and moats in the imposing Castillo de Santa Bárbara, a medieval fortress that sits on the rocky summit of Mount Benacantil overlooking Playa Postiguet. Admire works by Picasso, Tàpies, Miró, Dalí, Beaque and Chagall among others at the Museum of Contemporary Art, housed in the city’s oldest building, the 17th century Casa de La Asegurada. Or visit the Museo de Bellas Artes Gravina (or MUBAG, as it's known), with art collections from the 16th to early 20th centuries. See archaeological remains from the Palaeolithic era to modern times inside the MARQ (or Museo Arqueológico Provincial). Pop into Alicante's oldest church, the Iglesia de Santa María, built in Gothic style between the 14th and 16th centuries, with a golden rococo high altar and a Gothic stone carving of St Mary. Then visit the Cathedral of San Nicolás de Bari, built between 1616 and 1662 on the site of a former mosque and named after the feast day of St Nicolás – the very day (6 December 1248) the city was finally retaken from the Moors. The church features an austere façade, a 46m-high dome and a lavish baroque side chapel. AccommodationAlicante offers a range of accommodation to suit all budgets, including the massive beachfront Hotel Meliá Alicante, located between the harbour and the Playa Postiguet. Or try the elegant Hotel Mediterránea Plaza, centrally located under the arches of the Plaza del Ayuntamiento. | |||||||||||
Best time to visit Alicante?Any time, but probably the best time for Alicante holidays is from May to October. July and August are the hottest months, with temperatures rarely falling below 30°C. May and October average 26°C. Winters are typically mild, averaging 18°C. Alicante enjoys more than 320 days of sunshine per year. For more climate info: Alicante Weather Guide LocationAlicante is located on the east coast of Spain, around 40km south of Benidorm, 172km south of Valencia and 417km southeast of Madrid. Getting thereBy air, Alicante’s El Altet airport receives daily flights from Europe’s major capital cities. By train, Alicante is less than four hours from Madrid, with five trains daily; five hours from Barcelona, with eight trains daily; and just two hours from Valencia, with 10 trains daily. How to get to Alicante . . . |
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